Day 166: From Office Desk to Beehives
Near Valladolid, Yucatán, Facundo (A) visits his older brother Gerardo (B), who left an office job in Mexico City to keep bees with a local cooperative.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a Spanish word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Spanish, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
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A
¿Sigues trabajando con este calor? Siéntate tantito, que vine desde la Ciudad de México a verte.
Still working in this heat? Sit down for a bit, I came all the way from Mexico City to see you.
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B
Las abejas no saben de domingos, carnal. Pásame el ahumador y platicamos mientras trabajo.
Bees don't take Sundays off, bro. Pass me the smoker and we'll talk while I work.
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A
Mamá dice que desde que te viniste dejaste de visitarla. Quiere verte en su cumpleaños.
Mom says you stopped visiting her once you moved out here. She wants to see you at her birthday.
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B
Dile que en cuanto vendamos la miel, voy y me quedo una semana entera.
Tell her that as soon as we've sold the honey, I'll go and stay a whole week.
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A
Oye, ¿no te hace falta un ayudante? La neta, yo también ando pensando en dejar la oficina.
Hey, don't you need a helper? Honestly, I've been thinking of leaving the office too.
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B
¿Tú, que te asustas hasta con una mosca? Ponte el velo; en cuanto te pique la primera, lo platicamos.
You, who get scared even of a fly? Put the veil on; as soon as the first one stings you, we'll talk about it.
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